Games Inbox: Demonstrating Bulletstorm, Stephen King’s influence, and one-handed games

Today’s morning Inbox is still conflicted over the 3DS’s games line-up, and it’s not convinced about the idea of an Angry Birds movie either. To add your own comments email us at
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Bulletstorm – what did you think?

Dissenting voiceI have to put myself forward as the rotten apple of the day award. But Bulletstorm, people are liking this demo?! I was actually looking forward to it, expecting good old fashioned stupid fun. Just not that stupid. The horrible characterisations, the dreadful immature lines. I was honestly cringing at the whole experience. Repetitive combos, washed out colours and bland graphics. For less than a tenner I would give it a shot, but at release there’s no way.Also GC, in your review for Dead Space: Extraction on the PlayStation 3 you mentioned ‘Move is slightly less accurate than the Wii when used as a pointer’. Care to clarify for a non tech head?UglyGeezer (Twitter)GC:The Wii uses an infrared sensor for pointing, while the PlayStation Move has to guess at where you’re aiming using the PlayStation Eye camera. It doesn’t make much difference but it does mean the Wii is slightly more accurate in that regard.Questions without answersHas anyone else played the Crysis 2 demo on Xbox Live? Was anyone else extremely underwhelmed by it? I know it’s only the demo, but seriously, what’s all the fuss about? Am I missing something? What was so special about the first one? Shall I give it another few hours of play? Is this the most amount of questions you’ve ever seen in one Inbox message? Well, is it?HeresnigeyInfluential authorYou photo caption in the story about the new Stephen King game suggested that there has never been a decent game based on his work. This may be true in the strictest sense but anyone who has read The Stand and played Fallout: New Vegas will know there is some very clear parallels between the two.We’re talking to the point where it feels like the second half of the book has been shoehorned into the Fallout universe. A highly recommended read to anyone who’s a fan of the game. And game to anyone who’s a fan of the book!Oh and I too would like to add my appreciation to Steve Hovis’ excellent weekend feature. As Digitiser’s Gary Barlow would have said- ‘Hovis!’XDeusExMachinaX (gamertag)GC:We’re not big King fans but we know that Silent Hill was heavily influenced by The Mist.

Business franchiseRE: guy bemoaning Nintendo’s 3DS line-up. I think you miss the point of the whole industry, you look at any line-up of any modern console and it will be littered with already established franchises as they are a safe bet. It’s a huge risk pumping millions of pounds into a new game with a non-established name, so publishing companies take the safe option. I personally think it’s one of Nintendo’s strongest line-ups for ages, albeit scattered with already big name games.DardarStill coming inAnother belated favourite mini-game nomination – this talk of a potential new TimeSplitters game reminds me of how much I enjoyed the mini-game in TimeSplitters 3 where you had to survive wave after wave of zombie monkeys, with just a shotgun to defend yourself. Man, if that were available currently, I can imagine putting serious hours into that to get some Achievement for a crazy number of kills…AbominaleSloth (gamertag)Free downloadPlaying Fallout: New Vegas and am loving it to bits despite the bugs that haunt the game. I am an offline gamer so I apologise if this is a dumb question, but if I want to download the patches that aim to correct the glitches in the game, do I have to sign up to a Gold account or can I obtain the patches via a Silver account?Ron Obvious(51 year old civil servant. Inverted. Bitesize Shredded Wheat)GC:Downloading patches, or buying anything from the Xbox Live Marketplace, only requires a free Silver account.Touching responseIn response to Dimebar Dan and one-handed games. You could try some point-at-the-screen shooters for Wii such as House Of The Dead: Overkill, Dead Space: Extraction, Link’s Crossbow Training, Eledees or Ghost Squad.Or you could try some gentle Japanese role-playing games, wouldn’t be hard to play using one hand. The Nintendo DS is a great system to play one handed though, just poking at the screen with the stylus there’s all the Ace Attorney games, Ghost Trick and the Professor Laytons to name a few, which are very easy to use.BobbleheaddyRE: Dimebar Dan. As a disabled gamer myself I was wondering if you and your girlfriend had come across anything like this single-hand controller . My own efforts may not be as pretty but it works for me ,DeBlain 02 (gamertag)Rich man’s toyMy all time favourite game room would have to consist of the G-LOC full rotating arcade cabinet. Although the game is considered a poor man’s After Burner, the fact you could spin around upside down was a blast. Chase H.Q sit-down cabinet; Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit has been a nice unofficial update of this game. Sit-down Star Wars cabinet and lastly The Simpson four-player cabinet. These are my best memories of seaside arcade gaming. Can’t believe it has come to an end.saucer1 (gamertag)Old rivalriesRE: al3xdelarge. I’ve been thinking exactly the same! The last Mario game I truly enjoyed was Super Mario 64, Galaxy was OK but I grew tired of it and Mario Kart Wii was just a rehash of past Mario Karts and that bored me too. The 3DS seems to be a Nintendo 64 with a fancy screen and the same games…. but obviously I will reserve judgement until it comes out! The problem is people seem to blow hot air up Nintendo’s behind too much… bring back Sega! Ha ha!thundecat01Exotic trailerFrom the YouTube clip it looks like Angry Birds Rio might just be a tie-in for a kid’s film. There have been trailers for a dreadful-looking movie about exotic birds called Rio playing at my local cinema for the past month or so.Poster Seven (gamertag)Inbox also-ransGC, have you ever considered sending your own letter into the Inbox?manic miner 100 (gamertag)GC:What if we accidently asked ourselves a question we didn’t know the answer to? Our brains would fry instantly.I would actually buy into the Guitar Hero franchise if there was a Status Quo edition. Playing along to the likes of Tune To The Music, What To Do, and Ring Of A Change would be awesome!Slowtrain57 (gamertag)PS: Work for the Ambulance Service.RE: Rob Holland. I see your Wind Waker shame and raise it by confessing my favourite Zelda is Zelda II.I Am ErrorIf I recall, hat wearing was in decline before Kennedy took office. He wore a hat to his inauguration but didn’t wear it when giving his speech. Anyway – I don’t understand why it matters if mums hate Dead Space 2, all the players are adults aren’t they?half_empty80 (PSN ID)This week’s Hot TopicLast week we discussed the Nintendo 3DS, this week the topic seems just as obvious: what do you make of Sony’s NGP portable console, aka PSP2?

You can peruse all the initial details of the new device here . Once you’ve mulled them over we want to know what you think of it all. Is this what you wanted to see from a new Sony portable? Are you impressed by the features and the controls or is there something you were hoping would be included that isn’t?Which of the games sound the most intriguing and what other games and software are you hoping will be released in the future? How do you think the NGP will fare against the 3DS and iPhone and what do you think of Sony’s approach to portables in general?E-mail your comments to:gamecentral@ukmetro.co.uk

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